New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 15:2-20

2“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101breakπαραβαίνουσινparabainousinG3845the traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of the eldersπρεσβυτέρων;presbuterōnG4245? For theydo not washνίπτονταιniptontaiG3538their handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495whenὅτανhotanG3752they eatἐσθίωσιν.¶esthiōsinG2068breadἄρτονartonG740.”

3And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“WhyδιὰdiaG1223do you yourselvesG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532breakπαραβαίνετεparabaineteG3845the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862?

4For GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidG3004, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,’ and, ‘The one who speaksG2551evilκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551ofG2551fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384is tobe putτελευτάτω.teleutatōG5053to deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288.’

5But you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004to hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228motherμητρί·mētriG3384, “Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437I haveἐξexG1537that would helpὠφεληθῇς,ōphelēthēasG5623you has beengivenδῶρονdōronG1435to God,”

6he is not tohonorG5091his fatherG3962or mother.’ And by thisyou have invalidatedἠκυρώσατεēkurōsateG208the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

7You hypocritesὙποκριταί,HupokritaiG5273,rightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573did IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesyἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395aboutπερὶperiG4012you, by saying:

8‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorsτιμᾷ,timaG5091Me with their lipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,But their heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is farπόρρωporrōG4206awayἀπέχειapecheiG568from Me.

9And inG3155vainμάτηνmatēnG3155do they worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576Me,TeachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321asdoctrinesδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319the commandmentsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’”

10After Jesus calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him, He saidG3004to them,“HearἀκούετεakoueteG191and understandσυνίετε·sunieteG4920!

11It isnot whatG3588entersεἰσερχόμενονeiserchomenonG1525the mouthστόμαstomaG4750thatdefilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,but whatG3588comesG1607outG1607of the mouthστόματος,stomatosG4750,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778defilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Do You knowG3609that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wereoffendedἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanG4624when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisG3588statementλόγονlogonG3056?”

13But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956plantφυτείαphuteiaG5451whichἣνhēnG3739My heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962did not plantἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452will be uprootedἐκριζωθήσεται.ekrizōthēsetaiG1610.

14LeaveἄφετεapheteG863them aloneG863;they are blindG5185guidesὁδηγοίhodēgoiG3595of blindG5185peopleG5185. AndifἐὰνeanG1437a personG5185who is blindG5185guidesὁδηγῇ,hodēgēaG3594anotherwho is blindG5185,bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297will fallπεσοῦνται.pesountaiG4098into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999.”

15PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “ExplainφράσονphrasonG5419the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us.”

16Jesus saidG3004,“Are you alsoκαὶkaiG2532stillἀκμὴνakmēnG188lackingG801inG801understandingἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801?

17Do you not understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539that everythingπᾶνpanG3956that goesεἰσπορευόμενονeisporeuomenonG1531into the mouthστόμαstomaG4750passesχωρεῖchōreiG5562into the stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836, and iseliminatedἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;aphedrōna ekballetaiG1519 G856 G1544?

18Butthe things that comeG1607outG1607of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεται,exerchetaiG1831from the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and thoseG2548things defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

19For out of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588comeἐξέρχονταιexerchontaiG1831evilπονηροί,ponēroiG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,murdersφόνοι,phonoiG5408, acts ofadulteryμοιχεῖαι,moicheiaiG3430, otherimmoralG4202sexualπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202actsG4202,theftsκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,falseψευδομαρτυρίαι,pseudomarturiaiG5577testimoniesG5577, andslanderousG988statementsG988.

20TheseταῦτάtautaG3778are the things that defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840the personἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444;but to eatG2068with unwashedἀνίπτοιςaniptoisG449handsχερσὶνchersinG5495does not defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

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